List of sunflower diseases
This article is a list of diseases of sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) and jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus).
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases | |
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Apical chlorosis | Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis |
Bacterial leaf spot | Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata P. cichorii |
Bacterial wilt | Pseudomonas solanacearum |
Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
Erwinia stalk rot and head rot | Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica |
Fungal diseases
Fungal diseases | |
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Alternaria leaf blight, stem spot and head rot |
Alternaria alternata |
Botrytis head rot (gray mold) |
Botrytis cinerea |
Charcoal rot |
Macrophomina phaseolina |
Downy mildew | |
Fusarium stalk rot |
Fusarium equiseti |
Fusarium wilt |
Fusarium moniliforme |
Myrothecium leaf and stem spot | |
Phialophora yellows | |
Phoma black stem |
Phoma macdonaldii |
Phomopsis brown stem canker |
Phomopsis spp. |
Phymatotrichum root rot (cotton root rot) |
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora |
Phytophthora stem rot | |
Powdery mildew |
Erysiphe cichoracearum |
Pythium seedling blight and root rot |
Pythium spp. |
Rhizoctonia seedling blight |
Rhizoctonia solani |
Rhizopus head rot |
Rhizopus arrhizus |
Rust |
Puccinia helianthi |
Sclerotinia basal stalk rot and wilt, mid-stalk rot, head rot |
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
Sclerotinia basal stalk rot and wilt | |
Sclerotium basal stalk and root rot (southern blight) |
Sclerotium rolfsii |
Septoria leaf spot | |
Verticillium wilt | |
White rust |
Albugo tragopogonis |
Yellow rust |
Coleosporium helianthi |
Nematodes, parasitic
Nematodes, parasitic | |
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Dagger, American | |
Pin | |
Lesion | |
Reniform | |
Root knot |
Meloidogyne arenaria |
Spiral |
Helicotylenchus sp. |
Stunt | |
Phytoplasma and Viral diseases
Viral diseases | |
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Aster yellows | Aster yellows phytoplasma |
Sunflower mosaic | Cucumber mosaic virus |
Sunflower virus | Tobacco mosaic virus |
Chlorotic Mottle | Sunflower Chlorotic Mottle virus (SuCMoV) |